2006 Archive

  •   “Darfur/Tsunami: humanitarian discourse and propaganda”   Dr. Rony Brauman was President of Medecins sans Frontieres (Paris) for twelve years, from 1982 through 1994. Since then he has taught at […] 0

    Rony Brauman

      “Darfur/Tsunami: humanitarian discourse and propaganda”   Dr. Rony Brauman was President of Medecins sans Frontieres (Paris) for twelve years, from 1982 through 1994. Since then he has taught at […]

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  •   Mazin Qumsiyeh is a Palestinian activist and author of Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment. Qumsiyeh, a former professor of genetics who taught at Yale and […] 0

    Mazin Qumsiyeh

      Mazin Qumsiyeh is a Palestinian activist and author of Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment. Qumsiyeh, a former professor of genetics who taught at Yale and […]

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  •   “Tracking the Torture Planes: Secret Geographies of the War on Terror”   Trevor Paglen is an artist, writer, and experimental geographer at the Department of Geography in the University […] 0

    Trevor Paglan

      “Tracking the Torture Planes: Secret Geographies of the War on Terror”   Trevor Paglen is an artist, writer, and experimental geographer at the Department of Geography in the University […]

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  •   “Viewing of My Country, My Country”   Laura Poitras is an American documentary film director and producer. She co-directed, produced, and shot her 2003 documentary. Flag Wars, about gentrification in Columbus, […] 0

    Laura Poitras’ “My Country, My Country”

      “Viewing of My Country, My Country”   Laura Poitras is an American documentary film director and producer. She co-directed, produced, and shot her 2003 documentary. Flag Wars, about gentrification in Columbus, […]

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  •   Monami Maulik was born in Kolkata, India and grew up in the Bronx.  She has been an immigrant and racial justice organizer for over 15 years. After graduating from […] 0

    Monami Maulik

      Monami Maulik was born in Kolkata, India and grew up in the Bronx.  She has been an immigrant and racial justice organizer for over 15 years. After graduating from […]

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  •   “Reparations and American Civil Religion”   John Torpey is a Professor of Sociology of the Graduate Center at the City University of New York as well as an author […] 0

    John Torpey

      “Reparations and American Civil Religion”   John Torpey is a Professor of Sociology of the Graduate Center at the City University of New York as well as an author […]

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  •   Langdon Winner is the Thomas Phelan Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. He has […] 0

    Langdon Winner

      Langdon Winner is the Thomas Phelan Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. He has […]

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  •   “On the Politics of Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka: From Evenhandedness to a Politics of Neither/Nor”   Alan Keenan is the international Crisis Group’s Sri Lanka […] 0

    Alan Keenan

      “On the Politics of Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka: From Evenhandedness to a Politics of Neither/Nor”   Alan Keenan is the international Crisis Group’s Sri Lanka […]

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  •   “Sudan: Is Peace Possible?”   Suliman Baldo is a widely recognized expert on conflict resolution, emergency relief, development, and human rights in Africa and on international advocacy around these […] 0

    Suliman Baldo, Anders Hastrup, and Regala Musharaf

      “Sudan: Is Peace Possible?”   Suliman Baldo is a widely recognized expert on conflict resolution, emergency relief, development, and human rights in Africa and on international advocacy around these […]

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  •   “Democratizing the Media: How New Technology Brings Unheard Voices to the News.”   Julia Bacha is the co-writer of the Control Room and the co-writer and co-director of the Encounter Point. She was […] 0

    Julia Bacha

      “Democratizing the Media: How New Technology Brings Unheard Voices to the News.”   Julia Bacha is the co-writer of the Control Room and the co-writer and co-director of the Encounter Point. She was […]

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